I Am Not One Of Those Who

Like It Or Not, We Live In Interesting Times. They Are Times Of Danger And Uncertainty; But They Are Also The Most Creative Of Any Time In The History Of Mankind. And Everyone Here Will Ultimately Be Judged - Will Ultimately Judge Himself - On The Effort He Has Contributed To Building A New World Society And The Extent To Which His Ideals And Goals Have Shaped That Effort.

What Happens To The Country, To The World, Depends On What We Do With What Others Have Left Us.

...the Gross National Product Does Not Allow For The Health Of Our Children, The Quality Of Their Education Or The Joy Of Their Play. It Does Not Include The Beauty Of Our Poetry Or The Strength Of Our Marriages, The Intelligence Of Our Public Debate Or The Integrity Of Our Public Officials. It Measures Neither Our Wit Nor Our Courage, Neither Our Wisdom Nor Our Learning, Neither Our Compassion Nor Our Devotion To Our Country, It Measures Everything In Short, Except That Which Makes Life Worthwhile.

But Suppose God Is Black? What If We Go To Heaven And We, All Our Lives, Have Treated The Negro As An Inferior, And God Is There, And We Look Up And He Is Not White? What Then Is Our Response?

Religion Is A Salve For Confusion And Misdirection.